FET #4: Gas supply crisis and corruption

Wouldn’t it be nice if the government didn’t give away our resources for nothing to their big business friends? Cameron weighs in on the gas supply crisis as an example of a ‘game of mates’. We talk more broadly about corruption in poor countries compared to rich countries. In the Barney of the Week, Cameron says ‘meh’ to the excitement over getting rid of stamp duty. Canberra Times article by Ebony Bennett Australia is about to get ripped off by the gas industry, and it's not the first time fresheconomicthinking.substack.com https://twitter.com/DrCameronMurray https://twitter.com/JonoLooseCannon Theme music: Happy Swing by Serge Quadrado Music under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fresheconomicthinking.com/subscribe